Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-14
Household.

Herbert Spencer is credited with saying
if women knew half that w2s c0mpra-
bended in the domestic sphere they would
ask no other. An Old veteran in the de-
mestiC sphere settles her glasses on her
nose end asks MIR. Spencer what he
kuO vs 6bOut i? one DAYS service in
his blessed sphere generally convinces Il
man that he wants 10 penI-up Utica, but
prefers the boundle3s world as his
Whit, WITH arranging three meals
for the family, seeing that the children
are ready for school, issuing orders for
different departments, woman compre-
bends more OF w0a1 is in her sphere th4n
the wise philosopher dreams, and philo3-
ophjzas more than ne dreams.
4 short apprenticeship ca the part of
the sex who ere ever go ready TO crit
iCise might open the eyes to two
faCts, il L0 more, that there is & great
deal to be dOae in that sphere and great
many hindrsnces on their part TO the
doing mat thOu9 h1fulness in them might
remove.
If "they also serve who stand and
wait" what should be the reward of
those who serve and wait at the same
time: How much Of the Righteousness
Of housekeeping is due to wsnt of
puuCtualitv in TIE members CT the house
hOiG? OF course this annoyance cX- SITS
peculiarly ia the houses OF those who
having g limited income, have LO band of
trained servants to wait upCa The self
/ indUlgent. This thOughtless self,
/ Indulgence, which leads TO hardness in
answering Cslls to meals, is prolific
/ source ofannOyance. The tired wife "-aL.s
until il is the pleasure of the members OF
! the ia lily TO come, and not only is 1er
patience tried, but her culinary pride
/ is wounded, as the dishes she has skill
! fully prepared are fast losing their flavor.
Tired she may be, but the thoughtless-
ness of others has added to her WEAKNESS,
and If It is breakfast time, which is uSu-
ally the meal Of irregulars, she knows the
fifteen minutes wasted by these delays
/ will not be recovered all the day.
In the life Of distinguished man the
b;ographer said Of him: "He was never
3 slave TO 4 dinner bell; ne ate when 1t
pleased him" Think Of the home Of such
9 man, whose Whims were its rules,
Oh, ye patient waiting women, do not
entail upon another generation the trial
Of yours, teach your boys and girls to be
/ prompt and punctual, and to this virtue
add another, that OF remembering ~ The
fs'ber's example would help you much in
tanning your boys, but if ne IS iGC0rrigible
at lesst hnd recompense il your sons,
who shall be taugnc by you to execute
commissions and recognize that the do
nestle sphere must be smenaGle to laws
ard cannot roll serenely in its oroit
guided by impulse or inclination.
A young housekeeper who feels herself
incompetent to Judge of meat may safely
rely on the following directions: Mutton
should be judged by It's fine grain, good
color and white fat; lam0 viii spesk for
itself on much the same principles. Ii
the later hiss greenish or yellowish cast,
it is stale, and ur1i: to eat. The very
best IS well as the cheapest part for
steHs is the =; breast. THIS pert
can be bought for / or cents 8
pound, AID 2 bTesst weighing tarce
ptuad- would u,sSe al e.n1,e seq -
main dinner dish for three or four grown
persons with lively sppetites. If the
rind CT pork is tough ara thick, then il is
old; # if is thin erd springy, then it is
young and young pork is most desirable.
When pork is fresh, the meat will be
smooth and cool; if clammy, it IS tainted,
and shouldn't be touched with a forty
foot pole. In choosing bacon, see that
the rihd is thin, the fat firm and of red
dish tnge, and the lean of q good color
and sticking pretty fast to the bone. 1t
is thea good and not old. II you are par,